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The Yes Scotland referendum campaign has marked its first anniversary by announcing that it has 372,103 of the million signatures it wants to get on its “independence declaration”.

It said that the support, 16 months before the referendum, showed that it was on track to reach its target.

The declaration, published a year ago, begins: “I believe it is fundamentally better for us all, if decisions about Scotland’s future are taken by the people who care most about Scotland, that is, by the people of Scotland.”

Responding to the announcement, Better Together, the pro-Union group, said that Yes Scotland was

A programme, funded by the Wellcome Trust and called The Sick of the Fringe, will acknowledge that many entertainers who come to the city for the festivities face a month-long mental and physical ordeal